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Request to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 31. (22 Mar 2005)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: ——and upon which the Government suppressed debate by refusing Sinn Féin's demands for a full debate on the policy in this House in November 2003.

Written Answers — Prisons Building Programme: Prisons Building Programme (9 Mar 2005)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 239: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if the role of a person (details supplied) changed at any point during the life of the expert committee charged with site selection for the proposed new prison complex to replace Mountjoy; if his role was truly restricted to that of adviser throughout; and if he was acting purely as an adviser when he helped procure the...

Written Answers — Prisons Building Programme: Prisons Building Programme (9 Mar 2005)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 240: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason it was considered necessary for the new prison complex planned for north County Dublin to be within eight kilometres of the M50 when a site within a similar distance of the M1 would have been just as convenient. [8075/05]

Written Answers — Prisons Building Programme: Prisons Building Programme (9 Mar 2005)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 241: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason development land price was paid for farmland in the case of the purchase of a site for the new prison complex planned to replace Mountjoy. [8076/05]

Written Answers — Prisons Building Programme: Prisons Building Programme (9 Mar 2005)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 242: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason environmental impact was not a weighted selection criterion for the new super prison complex to replace Mountjoy, now planned for north County Dublin. [8077/05]

Written Answers — Prisons Building Programme: Prisons Building Programme (9 Mar 2005)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 243: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason community impact, zoning and planning were combined as a single weighting factor in the site selection process for the new prison complex planned to replace Mountjoy, thus giving an average of only 20-500 for each of these distinct factors. [8078/05]

Written Answers — Prisons Building Programme: Prisons Building Programme (9 Mar 2005)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 244: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason the expert committee charged with site selection for the new prison complex planned to replace Mountjoy did not visit the proposed site at Thornton, north County Dublin, in advance of making its recommendation to the Minister, considering its huge impact on the environment and community concerned. [8079/05]

Written Answers — Prisons Building Programme: Prisons Building Programme (9 Mar 2005)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 245: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason the expert committee charged with site selection for the new prison complex planned to replace Mountjoy rushed its decision to select the Thornton site, which was introduced, considered and selected in a single meeting. [8080/05]

Written Answers — Prisons Building Programme: Prisons Building Programme (9 Mar 2005)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 246: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he has visited the site selected for the new prison complex in north County Dublin; if not the reason therefor; if he will visit the site and when; and if his attention has been drawn to the impact this development will have on the environment and community of one of the last rural areas in County Dublin. [8081/05]

Written Answers — Prisons Building Programme: Prisons Building Programme (9 Mar 2005)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 247: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will meet with the Rolestown-St. Margaret's action group. [8082/05]

Written Answers — Prisons Building Programme: Prisons Building Programme (9 Mar 2005)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 248: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason he did not anticipate any legal action over the site selected for the new prison complex planned for north County Dublin to replace Mountjoy. [8083/05]

Written Answers — Prisons Building Programme: Prisons Building Programme (9 Mar 2005)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 249: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason the selection criteria for the new prison complex planned to replace Mountjoy changed again at the last meeting, specifically with regard to the proximity to public transportation, which had been a more important factor up to the meeting of 18 January 2005; and the reason all sites were previously ruled out...

Written Answers — Prisons Building Programme: Prisons Building Programme (9 Mar 2005)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 250: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason the proposed site at Leixlip was ruled out by the expert committee during the process of site selection for the new prison complex planned to replace Mountjoy. [8085/05]

Written Answers — Prisons Building Programme: Prisons Building Programme (9 Mar 2005)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 251: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason the proposed site at Balbriggan was ruled out by the expert committee during the process of site selection for the new prison complex planned to replace Mountjoy. [8086/05]

Written Answers — Prisons Building Programme: Prisons Building Programme (9 Mar 2005)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 252: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason the proposed site at Abbottstown was ruled out by the expert committee during the process of site selection for the new prison complex planned to replace Mountjoy, when it appears to meet all the selection criteria exceptionally well and is already in state ownership. [8088/05]

Written Answers — Prisons Building Programme: Prisons Building Programme (9 Mar 2005)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 253: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if the expert committee charged with site selection for the new prison complex planned to replace Mountjoy are aware that from Thornton it takes longer to get to Blanchardstown Hospital than to Beaumont Hospital. [8089/05]

Written Answers — Prisons Building Programme: Prisons Building Programme (9 Mar 2005)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 254: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the response times for the police and fire brigade in the area of the proposed site of the new prison complex planned to replace Mountjoy in north County Dublin; and if the expert committee were aware of these times prior to making their decision on the Thornton site. [8090/05]

Written Answers — Military Neutrality: Military Neutrality (8 Mar 2005)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 87: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the 2004 figures of 158,549 US troops using Shannon Airport as a refuelling base [i]en route[/i] to the occupation of Iraq, including more than 22,000 troops in the month of September alone, and the implications for Irish neutrality. [7748/05]

Written Answers — State Airports: State Airports (8 Mar 2005)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 94: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on his discussions with the US authorities on the issue of covertly rendered prisoners being brought illegally through Shannon Airport. [7747/05]

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (8 Mar 2005)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 302: To ask the Minister for Transport if consideration has been given to reclassifying the narrow height-restricted R109 at St. Martin's Row and Main Street, Chapelizod, Dublin from a regional road to a local road and to instructing Dublin City Council and other road management agencies to do so, in order to divert heavy goods traffic from this inappropriate route. [8026/05]